DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: TUE 08/18 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 78.7 - - 74.0 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - 54 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 887 - - 3511 - - 49 BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 922 - - 2319 - - 921 Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 1776 - - 4400 - - 938 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 1598 - - 1577 - - 3818 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 72 - - 260 - - 25 W* B/S - - - - - - 1 - - 3 - - 1 B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 10 - - 15 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 233 - - 244 - - 222 Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 6 - - 8 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -6 - - -1 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - -409 - - 1239 - - -725 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2186 - - 3161 - - 1663 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -3428 - - 188 - - -1860 ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 5204 - - 4212 - - 2798 blCL maxRH - - - - - - 100 - - 94 - - 100 maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 300 - - 1410 - - 1760 CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 72.6 - - 78.7 - - 74.0 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 65.9 - - 67.7 - - 69.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 73.2 - - 78.5 - - 75.1 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 65.3 - - 66.6 - - 68.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - -9 - - 54 - - -19 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 887 - - 3511 - - 49 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 100 - - 76 - - 101 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 13 - - 14 - - 16 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99521 34 100 20 101 12 099 99521 92006 24 096 18 102 13 088 92006 86175 17 105 16 106 14 078 86175 81335 14 105 13 096 15 083 81335 77161 9 107 7 084 13 083 77161 73461 5 127 3 116 6 066 73461 70117 7 155 4 143 2 245 70117 67057 3 310 1 183 6 244 67057 64228 11 261 7 279 7 257 64228 61484 12 264 13 275 12 266 61484 58633 13 282 19 269 28 275 58633 55692 28 261 31 258 38 267 55692 52887 34 264 39 264 41 263 52887 50367 49 271 56 266 56 268 50367 48132 69 263 62 259 65 259 48132 46125 70 255 69 259 72 268 46125 44296 73 263 84 267 89 270 44296 42619 81 267 89 264 92 270 42619 41063 80 265 85 265 97 271 41063 39604 75 263 84 267 102 271 39604 38224 74 264 85 265 101 272 38224 36885 75 265 84 264 95 271 36885 35520 77 265 83 265 91 270 35520 34099 77 266 81 266 84 268 34099 32625 75 267 79 267 80 270 32625 31085 70 267 78 274 75 271 31085 29464 67 269 74 274 65 268 29464 27764 63 272 69 272 59 265 27764 25985 56 273 66 274 64 270 25985 24132 51 274 57 277 55 271 24132 22208 44 274 47 276 49 271 22208 20201 37 284 42 276 44 269 20201 18115 35 262 46 274 40 270 18115 15995 31 254 38 276 36 278 15995 13951 30 266 35 283 34 281 13951 12096 27 273 30 291 29 280 12096 10450 26 274 22 289 25 290 10450 8986 25 272 18 290 22 286 8986 7681 25 269 19 287 21 274 7681 6517 24 265 21 276 20 270 6517 5485 22 259 20 262 18 268 5485 4578 20 251 19*253 17 256 4578 3777 18 246 17*246 17 243 3777 3059 18 240 16 245 16 239 3059 2424 16 235 16 244 15 238 2424 1893 13*232 15 243 14 232 1893 1486 12*233 14 243 12 228 1486 1206 11 233 13 243 11 226 1206 1036 9 233 12 242 9*224 1036 938 6 233 10 242 6*222 938 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography